Garter



(No Model.)

H. A. HOUSE.

GARTER.

No. 247,647. Patented Sept. 27,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. HOUSE, OF BRIDGEPOBT, CONNECTICUT.

GARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,647, dated September 27, 1881. Application filed April 16, 1ss1I (Ne model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. House of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement inGarters and other Similar Articles,'of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of garters, armlets, stocking-supporters, &c., consisting of wire bent to form coiled springs, provided with suitable end attachments or clasps; and my invention consists in combining with the spring a stay, consisting of a looped cord or cords, which will effectually prevent the excessive distentionof the spring, yet will be somewhat elastic, and avoid the presence of all loose threads or loops.-

In the drawings, Figure l is a sideview of a garter illustrating my improvement; Figs. 2 and 3, sections showing modifications.

The body A of the garter is made of wire, bent or coiled in any suitable manner to form a spiral'springfor it may consist of one or more coiled springs arranged side by side or coiled together. I

Heretofore the undue extension of the springs has been prevented by straight or waved cords or wires running through the coils or outside of the same, connected at the ends to the clasp a a, and of such length as to limit the extent to which the. article could be elongated. The objection to this is that the loops or loose cords or wires catch or kink and present an unsightly appearance, and that when drawn tight there is no elasticity, and any extra tension then causes them to break.

In place of such a stay I use one or more threads of silk or other suitable material, and crochet or form the same into a looped chain, 8, the loops of which are connected to the coils ofthe spring by sewing or crocheting longitudinally along the latter. The stay thus formed is confined along its whole length to the wire, tends to hold the opposite coils together, prevents undue distention, not only of the entire coil, but of any sections or parts thereof, and serves as an ornamental feature.

If desired, the inner side of the spring may be coveredby a crimped ribbon, tape, or strip of leather, 1., sewed to the spring by a series of chain or lock stitches, Fig. 3; or the strip of fabric may be placed inside the coil and there secured in the act of forming the stay.

I claim- 1. In a garter or analogous article, the combination, with a wire spring, A, of a stay consistin gof one or more threads formed into loops or stitches, and connected at the looped portions and ends to the spring, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the spring A, looped thread-stay s, and crimped strip t, sewed to the spring by the said stay, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY A. HOUSE.

Witnesses:

J. E. WILSON, FRED B. KEPPY. 

